What is the most popular Chess esports tournaments?

Top 5 most popular Chess tournaments: 1st - Chess.com Pogchamps 3, 2nd - Opera Euro Rapid, 3rd - Chess.com Pogchamps, 4th - Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021, 5th - Speed Chess Championship 2024.

What is the biggest Chess tournaments by prize pool

Top-5 Chess tournaments with the biggest prize pool: 1st - Esports World Cup 2025, 2nd - World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2021, 3rd - King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2019, 4th - FIDE Candidates 2020 Second Half, 5th - Grand Chess Tour 2019 London Finals.

Which are ongoing tournaments the most interesting?

Currently is going: 1st - IEM Cologne Major 2026, 2nd - VALORANT Masters London 2026, 3rd - LPL 2026 Split 2, 4th - MPL Indonesia Season 17, 5th - Ignite 2026 Stage 1: EMEA.

Chess tournaments with highest peak

Most viewed Chess tournaments: 1st - Chess.com Pogchamps 3, 2nd - Opera Euro Rapid, 3rd - Twitch Rivals Chess.com Hand & Brain Showdown, 4th - Esports World Cup 2025, 5th - Speed Chess Championship 2024.

Popular events of June in the Chess

1st - Norway Chess 2026, 2nd - Titled Tuesday June 9, 2026, 3rd - Titled Tuesday June 2, 2026.

Can I follow only the tournaments I care about?

Yes. Sign in and follow your favorite games, teams, organizations or organizers, then open the favorite tournaments page to see a personalized list of every related event - with the same viewership, prize pool and status data as the main list.

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Titled Tuesday June 9, 2026 Chess , Titled Tuesday , Chess.com 09.06.26 $10 000	$10 000	43 222 HW	20 191 PV	2h 40m	09.06.26
Norway Chess 2026 Chess , Norway Chess , Norway Chess 25.05.26 - 05.06.26 $182 379	$182 379	2 430 796 HW	124 245 PV	49h 50m	25.05.26 - 05.06.26
Titled Tuesday June 2, 2026 Chess , Titled Tuesday , Chess.com 02.06.26 $10 000	$10 000	28 176 HW	13 209 PV	2h 45m	02.06.26
Titled Tuesday May 26, 2026 Chess , Titled Tuesday , Chess.com 26.05.26 $3 000	$3 000	36 047 HW	16 589 PV	2h 35m	26.05.26
Titled Tuesday May 19, 2026 Chess , Titled Tuesday , Chess.com 19.05.26 $3 000	$3 000	55 907 HW	26 509 PV	2h 35m	19.05.26
Titled Tuesday May 12, 2026 Chess , Titled Tuesday , Chess.com 12.05.26 $3 000	$3 000	57 302 HW	27 932 PV	2h 30m	12.05.26
Freestyle Friday 68 Chess , Freestyle Friday Chess , Chess.com 08.05.26 $1 000	$1 000	13 314 HW	5 694 PV	3h 45m	08.05.26
Chess.com King of the Hill Championship 2026 Chess , Chess.com Community Championships , Chess.com 07.05.26 - 08.05.26 $2 500	$2 500	13 869 HW	4 408 PV	4h 45m	07.05.26 - 08.05.26
Titled Tuesday May 5, 2026 Chess , Titled Tuesday , Chess.com 05.05.26 $3 000	$3 000	41 018 HW	20 417 PV	2h 40m	05.05.26
Titled Tuesday April 28, 2026 Chess , Titled Tuesday , Chess.com 28.04.26 $3 000	$3 000	50 190 HW	23 057 PV	2h 35m	28.04.26
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Chess.com Global Championship 2026 Chess , Esports World Cup , Chess.com 16.03.26 - 26.04.26 $234 000	$234 000	593 706 HW	63 272 PV	31h	16.03.26 - 26.04.26
Titled Tuesday April 21, 2026 Chess , Titled Tuesday , Chess.com 21.04.26 $3 000	$3 000	59 369 HW	28 792 PV	2h 35m	21.04.26
Chess.com 4-Player Chess Championship 2026 Chess , Chess.com 14.04.26 - 17.04.26 $5 000	$5 000	15 558 HW	4 837 PV	10h 20m	14.04.26 - 17.04.26
Freestyle Friday 65 Chess , Freestyle Chess , Chess.com 17.04.26 $1 000	$1 000	11 743 HW	7 018 PV	2h 45m	17.04.26
FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 Chess , FIDE Candidates , FIDE 29.03.26 - 15.04.26 $807 932	$807 932	6 740 115 HW	168 874 PV	77h 15m	29.03.26 - 15.04.26
Titled Tuesday April 14, 2026 Chess , Titled Tuesday , Chess.com 14.04.26 $3 000	$3 000	10 786 HW	5 553 PV	2h 25m	14.04.26
PogChamps 6 7 Chess , Chess.com Pogchamps , Chess.com 10.04.26 - 11.04.26 $100 000	$100 000	802 167 HW	222 870 PV	4h 20m	10.04.26 - 11.04.26
Titled Tuesday April 7, 2026 Chess , Titled Tuesday , Chess.com 07.04.26 $3 000	$3 000	6 837 HW	3 384 PV	2h 30m	07.04.26
Grenke Chess Festival 2026 Chess , Chess.com + 1 02.04.26 - 06.04.26 $69 409	$69 409	440 147 HW	23 795 PV	42h 35m	02.04.26 - 06.04.26
Titled Tuesday March 31, 2026 Chess , Titled Tuesday , Chess.com 31.03.26 $3 000	$3 000	28 023 HW	16 203 PV	2h 40m	31.03.26

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What is the most popular Chess esports tournaments?
Top 5 most popular Chess tournaments:
- 1st - Chess.com Pogchamps 3
- 2nd - Opera Euro Rapid
- 3rd - Chess.com Pogchamps
- 4th - Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021
- 5th - Speed Chess Championship 2024
What is the biggest Chess tournaments by prize pool
Top-5 Chess tournaments with the biggest prize pool:
- 1st - Esports World Cup 2025
- 2nd - World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2021
- 3rd - King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2019
- 4th - FIDE Candidates 2020 Second Half
- 5th - Grand Chess Tour 2019 London Finals
Which are ongoing tournaments the most interesting?
Currently is going:
- 1st - IEM Cologne Major 2026
- 2nd - VALORANT Masters London 2026
- 3rd - LPL 2026 Split 2
- 4th - MPL Indonesia Season 17
- 5th - Ignite 2026 Stage 1: EMEA

Chess tournaments with highest peak
Most viewed Chess tournaments:
- 1st - Chess.com Pogchamps 3
- 2nd - Opera Euro Rapid
- 3rd - Twitch Rivals Chess.com Hand & Brain Showdown
- 4th - Esports World Cup 2025
- 5th - Speed Chess Championship 2024
Popular events of June in the Chess
- 1st - Norway Chess 2026
- 2nd - Titled Tuesday June 9, 2026
- 3rd - Titled Tuesday June 2, 2026
Can I follow only the tournaments I care about?

Yes. Sign in and follow your favorite games, teams, organizations or organizers, then open the favorite tournaments page to see a personalized list of every related event - with the same viewership, prize pool and status data as the main list.